Map of Melbourne, Florida, United States

Melbourne is a city in Florida, United States, with a population of about 84,678. It lies at 28.0836°N, 80.6081°W, about 6 m above sea level. Melbourne is about 1,247 km (775 mi) south of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Palm Bay, 6 km to the south.

Melbourne at a glance

Where is Melbourne?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 21 min on the shortest day to 13 h 55 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Melbourne

• Palm Bay — 6 km south
• Merritt Island — 32 km north
• Titusville — 62 km north
• Saint Cloud — 68 km west
• Fort Pierce — 76 km south
• Alafaya — 80 km northwest
• Kissimmee — 83 km west
• Poinciana — 84 km west
• Oviedo — 88 km northwest
• Orlando — 91 km northwest

Largest cities in Florida

• Jacksonville — 1,009,833
• Miami — 487,014
• Tampa — 414,547
• Orlando — 334,854
• St. Petersburg — 257,083
• Hialeah — 237,069
• Tallahassee — 201,731
• Fort Lauderdale — 183,146
• Cape Coral — 175,229
• Pembroke Pines — 166,611

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Melbourne

• Melbourne — Victoria, Australia

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.